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Study Links Use of Acetaminophen in Pregnancy With Child Behavioral Issues
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 – Expecting moms who often turn to acetaminophen for their aches and pains are more likely to wind up with kids who have behavioral issues, a new study warns. Children...
Machine Learning Can Predict Aggressive Behaviors in Youth With Autism
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – For inpatient youths with autism, machine learning analyses of preceding changes in peripheral physiology can predict imminent aggressive behaviors before they occur,...
Holidays Can Be Tough on Kids With ADHD, Anxiety: Some Tips for Parents
THURSDAY, Dec. 21, 2023 – Kids with emotional problems or ADHD can find the holidays a very challenging time, as all the routines that provide a sense of order are jumbled in a whirl of activities....
Too Often, Unlocked, Loaded Guns Are Fatal Playthings for America’s Children
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – A loaded revolver left out on a nightstand, a curious child – and unimaginable tragedy. Moments like this have occurred in American homes hundreds of times over the past...
For Kids, Superbowl & Drinking Can Mean Tougher Discipline From Parents
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 – Parents who imbibe while watching the Super Bowl are more likely to use aggressive discipline on their children than those who abstain during the football game, a new study...
Lower Mortality, Better Outcomes Seen for Women With Gun-Related Injury
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 – Among patients with admission for firearms-related injury, women have lower mortality and better outcomes than men, according to a study published online Dec. 12 in Trauma...
Pharmacologic Restraint Used in 3 Percent of Pediatric Mental Health Admissions
MONDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – The use of pharmacologic restraints occurs in 3 percent of hospitalizations for children admitted with a primary mental health diagnosis, according to a study published...
Is Violence a Risk With Your New Romantic Partner? Watch for These Warning Signs
TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – Many women and men begin new relationships never dreaming they could later be enmeshed in a cycle of intimate partner violence. Now, a new study finds there are early...
Firearm Access Drives High Rate of U.S. Gun Deaths, International Study Finds
TUESDAY, Dec. 11, 2023 – Gun advocates often claim that mental illness is the driving force behind mass shootings in the United States. But new research argues that gun violence is more likely...
Misinformation Is Everywhere. Experts Offer Tools to Counter It
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – The world is being flooded with internet-driven misinformation, but there are ways to counter fake news with the facts, a new report says. These include aggressive...
Handguns Are Most Used Weapon in School Shootings Executed by Teens
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 – In school shootings executed by 262 adolescents in the United States from 1990 through 2016, handguns were the most used weapon, and most firearms were obtained via theft...
12.0 Percent of Child Firearm Homicides Are Related to Intimate Partner Violence
MONDAY, Nov. 6, 2023 – Among intimate partner violence (IPV)-related child firearm homicides, 86.0 percent are child corollary victims, according to a study published online Nov. 6 in Pediatrics....
U.S. Gun Homicides Drop Slightly After Pandemic Peak
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials...
Biometric Gun Safes Recalled After 12-Year-Old's Death
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 – More than 60,000 gun safes have been recalled following the death of a 12-year-old boy and dozens of reports that unauthorized people can open the Fortress Safe devices. The...
ED Visit Rate for Assault 4.5 Visits Per 1,000 People Per Year
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 – The emergency department visit rate for assault was 4.5 visits per 1,000 people per year during 2019 to 2021, according to an October data brief published by the U.S....
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